After hitting a season low among adults 18-49 (2.0) in the people meter markets and posting the second lowest result of the season in the metered markets households with its most recent original hosted by Josh Hutcherson, Saturday Night Live rebounded last night. The show hosted by Paul Rudd, with musical guest One Direction and a ton of unannounced guest stars, averaged a 4.9/12 in metered market households, up 20% vs. the last original and matching SNL‘s season high logged by the shows hosted by Lady Gaga and Kerry Washington.
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In 18-49, last night’s episode drew a 2.5 in the 25 markets with Local People Meters, up 25% from the Josh Hutcherson show and two tenths below the season high posted by by the season premiere hosted by Tina Fey and the Miley Cyrus episode.
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